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Giraffoidea (disused)
Taxonomy
Giraffoidea was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.
It was assigned to Artiodactyla by Hamilton (1978); and to Ruminantia by Anyonge (1991) and Morales et al. (1999).
It was assigned to Artiodactyla by Hamilton (1978); and to Ruminantia by Anyonge (1991) and Morales et al. (1999).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1821 | Giraffoidea Gray |
| 1978 | Giraffoidea Hamilton p. 168 |
| 1991 | Giraffoidea Anyonge p. 385 |
| 1999 | Giraffoidea Morales et al. p. 232 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Superfm. Giraffoidea Gray 1821
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.44000 to 11.62000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdigalian | Kenya (Northern Frontier District) | Giraffoidea indet. (122454) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | India (Gujarat) | Giraffoidea indet. (203629 230661) |